George Kurian was born
as the second son of Poothicote Paikandathil Cherian George & Annamma in
the year 1935 on 1st May. He had his basic education in his home town.
as deacon by H.G Ghevarghese Mor Gregorios of Angamaly in 1956. In the
same year he was ordinate as priest by HG Paulose Mor Philoxinous (Later
Catholicose Mar Baselios Paulose II). While he was doing his graduation
an emergency situation aroused he and his relatives suffered a lot from
the opposition fraction during his ordination ceremony to priest hood.
The bishop Thoma Mar Divaniyasious of Niranom, Kollam Thumpamon Diocese
had played much politics during this time, Paikandathil Fr. George
Kurian became the vicar of the church. Fr. George Kurian was a devout
and saintly person, but his allegiance to the Patriarch of Antioch was
unalterable. As there was a temporary peace in the Malankara church, he
became the parish priest for both the sides from 1964 to 1974. As the
vicar of the church, he was highly respected and loved by all. He was
there always for the poor and the sick irrespective of religious or
factional differences, and he worked hard for the general improvement of
Mepral. By 1972, there were again disputes in the Kerala church. A group
from the previous metran party wanted to severe all connections with the
Patriarch of Antioch, and make the Kerala church an independent
autocephalous church. The vocal extremist groups finally won, and the
church was divided in to two factions again.

It was at this time that
Poothicote Paikandathil Fr. George Kurian (1935-1995) was consecrated as
Metropolitan Kuriakose Mor Koorilose by the Patriarch of Antioch in
Damascus in 1974. The Indian Orthodox faction refused to accept him as
their bishop. This again resulted in controversies and litigation in the
Mepral church, and it still continues. Arrangement of worship services
in the church continues by an agreement by both parties. Both conduct
Eucharist services in the Church on different times on each Sunday. He
took pain to coordinate the functioning of the church; he personally
took interest to conduct conventions in our church. He even requested
humbly to his relatives for providing food for the speakers. When he
asked one of his cousin to provide food, she said that there was no
coconut to make curry, suddenly a bunch of coconut fall from a near by
coconut tree and He said “Chedathy enni thenga ventayallo”.While at the
time of Perunnal many people used to come fully drunk, which he never
liked, he called one prominent drunkard and asked him to not to come for
Perunnal using liquor but he said “Acha nanjan jeevanodu undakil
kudichey varu”.this person didn’t see the Perunnal. All these prove that
he was a saint while he was with us alive.

He had done many things for Mepral village, he took
special interest in construction & maintenances of
roads, canals for irrigation, and schools for children,
dream project of Hospital at Mepral, Library for youths
etc.but he was alone and always a Good Samaritan for
others. Like Jesus Christ He was not accepted by his own
people. My father had told me that while he was the
vicar of our church he didn’t have any thing to draw as
salary at the end of every month, since he used to take
money in advance and give others who approach him for
monetary help. In course of time Poothicote Kuriakose
Mor Koorilose became a highly respected and revered
bishop in Kerala by Christians and non- Christians
alike. Unfortunately Bishop Mor Koorilose passed away on
March 21, 1995, when he was only 60 years, and his
mortal remains were interred in the Adoor Jacobite
church.